After chilling horror lovers with his written works, author Stephen King has also given lovers of the genre cause for many a sleepless night thanks to the movie adaptations of his novels. Since Carrie, the very first adaptation of one of his books, there have been numerous cinematic incarnations of his terrifying tales.
Below are just a few of those terrifying moments that audiences will remember. So, dim the lights, lock the doors, and delve into your nightmares for scenes that are guaranteed to induce restless nights.
10 It's One Hell Of A Prom Night (Carrie)
Poor Carrie. Not only has she been bullied throughout her young life by her domineering religious fanatic of a mother, but she has also endured ridicule at school. Everything comes to a head when, as the victim of yet another cruel prank, she is doused in pig's blood after taking the stage as Prom Queen.
This is the catalyst for the young girl's transition from meek and victimized teenager to full-on bringer of vengeance. With her psychic powers now at full throttle, the mocking crowd is electrocuted, set on fire, and crushed by the scenery around them. Hell hath no fury than a girl who has been bullied all her life, and, while the scene is terrifying, it is also quite cathartic in some ways.
9 Sometimes Dead Is Better (Pet Sematary)
Pet Sematary is one of King's darker novels, and it has given rise to two movies that feature scenes that are destined to trouble parents everywhere. The 2019 movie was disturbing enough, but, for true terror, check out the 1989 original, one of the few movies where Stephen King had a hand with the script.
After discovering the resurrecting power of the local pet cemetery after a less-than-welcome reappearance of the family cat, Louis decides to bury Gage, his two-year-old son, in the unhallowed ground after his untimely demise beneath the wheel of a truck. The horror first comes when Gage returns with nothing but murder on his mind, but the movie's most chilling moment is when Louis, after learning that "sometimes dead is better," realizes that he has to kill his own son.
8 Wendy Reads The Manuscript (The Shining)
Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of King's work is one of the greatest horror movies ever made despite the fact that the author famously hated the changes the director made. It charts the tale of Jack Torrance and his family as they take up residence in an empty hotel for the winter. The movie's setting is cold enough, but it's Jack's descent into madness that is truly chilling.
After checking up on her husband, Wendy discovers the manuscript that he had been working on isn't quite the work of fiction that she expected. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" are the words that are repeatedly typed throughout each page, and the trembling Wendy, like the audience, discover that Jack has literally and metaphorically lost the plot!
7 There's Something In The Drain (It: Chapter One)
As one of the few Stephen King adaptations that stuck close to the source material, the movie had to be split into two parts. The author's work is one of his longest, but it's also one of his best, with its story of a group of young teenagers facing up to the ancient monster that has descended upon their small town.
There are many terrifying moments in the movie, but one of the biggest chills comes from our first introduction to the monster, in the guise of Pennywise the Clown." They float, Georgie, and when you're down here with me, you'll float, too," rasps Pennywise from the darkness, as he lures the young boy to the drain, rips his arm off, and drags him into his dark and dingy lair.
6 It's Clobbering Time (Misery)
Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her role as Annie Wilkes, one of the most terrifying screen nurses in cinema. She gives a chilling performance as the self-descirbed number-one fan of author Paul Sheldon, the woman who abducts and tortures the author after taking a great dislike to his latest manuscript.
It's when Paul tries to escape her mad clutches that things really take a turn for the worst. "It's for the best," Annie says when she looms above him with a sledgehammer in hand. Ignoring the author's pleas for mercy, she takes a swing, first at his left ankle, then at his right, breaking both. It's a horrible moment for both Paul and the wincing audience.
5 Windows Are Best Left Closed (Salem's Lot)
There have been a number of Salem's Lot adaptations over the years, but this 1979 television movie remains the best. The two-parter was one of the most terrifying adaptations of the author's work at the time, and it still has the power to shock today.
There are many terrifying moments within this adaptation, not least the sight of Barlow, the Nosfearate-alike vampire who provides the movie's biggest jump scare. However, the movie's biggest chills are those that are more subtle, such as the tap tap tapping on the window pane heard by young Mark Petrie. It's his best friend Danny, but, after opening the window to let him in, he quickly regrets his decision. Red-eyed and surrounded by fog, Danny floats in for a less-than-friendly midnight snack.
4 It's Slobbering Time (Cujo)
Beethoven may have been one of the cuddliest St Bernard dogs in cinema, but another of his breed, Cujo, ranks as one of the scariest dogs in horror movie history. After a bat infects the poor hound with rabies after biting him on the nose, the dog becomes the cause of bloody carnage in the town of Castle Rock.
In one of the more terrifying scenes of the movie, Cujo attacks young mom Donna and her four-year-old son Tad. They manage to take refuge in a car, but Cujo's attacks are relentless. With red, bloodshot eyes and a rabid, slobbering mouth, the dog first tries to gain entry through the passenger window before leaping onto the windshield. "It's just a doggie" cries Donna as she tries to console her son, but this isn't enough to placate the terrified boy.
3 You Can't Keep A Bad Car Down (Christine)
For some reason, Stephen King has a thing about killer cars, as many of his books have featured four-wheeled vehicles of a malevolent kind. Christine is the best of the bunch, and the red 1958 Plymouth Fury is guaranteed to give drivers of all kinds the very worst of nightmares.
Christine has a mind of its own, but, unlike Herbie the Love Bug, this car is intent on murder. After a number of terrifying scenes of fast and furious carnage, the car meets its demise at the mechanical hands of a car crusher. Unfortunately, you can't keep a bad car down, as audiences witness when it slowly rebuilds itself into the terrifying red menace that it was before.
2 The Final Reveal (The Mist)
Based on one of Stephen King's short stories, this adaptation provides one of the best horror movie cliffhanger moments of all time. The setup is frightening enough: a small town is beset with monsters that lie in wait within a terrifying mist. But, it's the final, tragic reveal that offers the movie's most chilling moment.
In the penultimate scene, David Drayton shoots his own family dead to save them from a worse fate at the tentacled arms of the monsters—if only he had waited a moment longer. The true horror comes when we hear David's screams of pure anguish when he realizes that the army was just around the corner and about to save the day.
1 Come Play With Us Danny (The Shining)
In another terrifying scene within this seminal 1980 movie, young Danny is enjoying the freedom of the hotel. Riding his bike through the long and empty corridors, his enjoyment ends when he encounters two of the hotel's many ghosts.
"Come play with us Danny," call the twin girls to the terrified young boy, as he is simultaneously faced with the bloody scenes of the girl's murder. He covers his eyes to hide the horror, but, unbeknownst to him, the worst is yet to come!
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